June 26, 2012

Blogger has been acting weird lately, so this post has been a while in the making :(
Better late than never I suppose...
And a request: is there someone that can give me a hand with the dutch translations of the stitches? Or refer me somewhere... thanks for any help!

Week 19 of Take A Stitch Tuesday. This week: Half Chevron Stitch.
Liked this one: it has a lot of possible uses I think.
(YES I noticed the mistake in the name: will change that when I get around to it ;)
I went out of my comfort zone with the pastel colours; didn't like that very much though.

Week 18 of Take A Stitch Tuesday. This week: Crossed Buttonhole Stitch.
I've done quite a lot of Buttonhole, but had no idea this is something a bit different you can do with that same stitch. I am certain I will be using this one!

June 14, 2012

Week 24 of Take A Stitch Tuesday. This week: Buttonhole Wheel.
Really liked this one! It made me think of seashells & mushrooms, so I chose some lovely soft natural shades and just had fun with the stitch.

Week 20 of Take A Stitch Tuesday. This week: Bullion Knot Stitch.
This really wasn't my cup of tea. It's a lot like French Knots, and even though I like those I couldn't really get the hang of this one.

June 4, 2012

For Mother's Day I started this little embroidered gift for my mum. I hurried to get it finished in time, but when I was just about done.... I wasn't sure I was happy with it anymore.
The 8 buttons represent her 8 children and grandchildren. The rest is basically just for fun.
I think it looks a bit messy and random. But I'm still not sure, because I also think it has a certain charm this way... I just don't know! Opinions please?! ;)